Perspectives on involvement in the peer-review process: surveys of patient and public reviewers at two journals.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In 2014/2015, The BMJ and Research Involvement and Engagement (RIE) became the first journals to routinely include patients and the public in the peer review process of journal articles. This survey explores the perspectives and early experiences of these reviewers.

Design

A cross-sectional survey.

Setting and participants

Patient and public reviewers for The BMJ and RIE who have been invited to review.

Results

The response rate was 69% (157/227) for those who had previously reviewed and 31% (67/217) for those who had not yet reviewed. Reviewers described being motivated to review by the opportunity to include the patient voice in the research process, influence the quality of the biomedical literature and ensure it

SUBMITTER: Schroter S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6129098 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature